Page 84 of Broken Prince
“Fine,” I grit out.
“And I want you to get a boyfriend.” She lifts her chin. “If he sees you with someone else, he will get over his fucked up little crush on you.”
My lips part. She can’t be for real.
“I know you fucked him. I know you fucked all of them at your new stepdaddy’s resort over the summer.”
My stomach sinks as panic floods through my vines. “How?” I whisper.
“I know everything I need to know about Logan. He’s the father of my son. I need to make sure he’s fit to be alone with my son. Why do you think he left without so much as a goodbye?” She laughs, and god, is it ever filled with malice.
She called Logan home early because she knew what we did? This woman is a lot more unstable than I thought. She’s obsessed with Logan. Does she stalk him? Have someone do it for her?
The fear of what she might do when forced has me agreeing. “Fine. To all of it. Just don’t take Benny from Logan.”
“Deal,” she smirks, like the cat that got the cream.
I feel like I just sold my soul to the devil.
***
We watch Elijah drive off with Stacy, Logan vibrating with anger beside me.
As soon as they are out of sight, he lets out this anguished sound as he spins around, smashing his fist into the brick wall.
“Logan!” I gasp, hands flying to my mouth.
“Fuck!” he roars, shaking out his hand.
“Are you okay?” I ask, trying to grab his hand to look at the damage.
He looks at me with wide eyes filled with dismay. “Okay?” his voice cracks. “No, Laney, I’m not okay. She took my son. My heart and soul. And I’m not going to see him for weeks. What if I never see him again, Laney.” He’s crying now, and so am I. Everything shattered around us. “I can’t live without him. I can’t. I can’t.”
“Hey.” I step up to him, hands shaking as I take his face into my grasp. “Look at me.”
His chest is heaving, tears spilling down his cheeks as his nostrils flare. I’ve never seen someone look so scared. Like a lost little boy. All I want to do is make everything better for him.
“What do I do, Laney?” He croaks out. “I don’t know what to do.”
“Everything will be okay.” I place my forehead against his. “I promise. She won’t take him from you. We won’t let her. He’s going to be okay. He will be back with you next week.”
“You don’t know that,” he sobs out. “You don’t know that.”
“Shhhh,” I soothe him, peppering kisses all over his face. “It’s okay. Everything is going to be okay.”
I can’t tell him about the deal I made with Stacy. He would never let me go through with it. But maybe this is what I needed, the way to get over these three and move on with my life.
Even if it means breaking my own heart in the process.
Logan pulls me into his arms, tucking his face into the crook of my neck. We stand like that for a little while. Both of us holding each other as he cries, him clinging to me like I’m like his lifeline.
Little does he know, after this weekend, I can’t be his anything.
I meant it when I said I’d always be on Logan’s side.
Because Benny will always come first in my life too. Even if he’s not in mine. Even if we no longer have a connection tying us together anymore.
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